coble
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of coble
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cobel; probably of Celtic origin (compare Welsh ceubal, ceubol “skiff, ferryboat”), ultimately from Late Latin caupulus, caupilus “small sailing vessel with a high prow”
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Well, all of a sudden, a coble, with a brown sail and a pair of fishers aboard of it, came flying round that corner of the isle, bound for Iona.
From The Ontario High School Reader by A.E. Marty
Mrs. Darling went back to her work in the lighthouse, but Grace remained on the beach until the coble that bore her friend away had passed completely out of sight.
From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Eva Hope
The poor man did not see that the same argument, if correct, would have justified his going off in a coble instead of a lifeboat.
From The Lifeboat by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
When at last the unwieldy brown coble sailed into the little haven, it was to create unwonted excitement among the few fishermen who put in there frequently for bait.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod
By a combination of daring, strength and skill, the father and daughter reached the wreck in their coble and brought back four men and a woman to the lighthouse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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